Michael Tolkin

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-10-17 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Michael Tolkin

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, The Return of the Player, was published in 2006. Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mog...

Acting

1992

The Player

as Eric Schecter

Production

1991

The Rapture

as Director

1991

The Rapture

as Writer

2002

Changing Lanes

as Screenplay

1992

The Player

as Novel

1992

The Player

as Screenplay

1992

The Player

as Producer

2009

Nine

as Screenplay

1994

The New Age

as Director

1994

The New Age

as Writer

1989

1989

Gleaming the Cube

as Associate Producer

1992

Deep Cover

as Story

1992

Deep Cover

as Screenplay

1994

1998

Deep Impact

as Writer

2008

1%

as Writer

2008

1%

as Executive Producer

2004

Dawn of the Dead

as Screenplay

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